Oil-can.



No. 657,304. Patented Se t. 4 |90 T. w. ALEXANDER. p 0' OIL' CAN.

(Application led June 18, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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PATENT OIL-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 657,304, datedSeptember 4, 1900.

` Y Appnaulm inea June 18,1900. serial No. 20,715. (No model.)

To @L7/Z whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, THEOPHILUS W. ALEX- ANDER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Burlington, in the county of Des Moines and State ofIowa, have invented certain new l and .useful Improvements in Oil-Cans;and

I do hereby declare the'foilowing to be a full, clear, and eXactdescription of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same. My inventionrelates to an improved oil-can designed especially for holding coal-oiland other light inflammable hydrocarbon oils to be used as asource ofsupply in filling lamps, stoves, dac., without the inconvenience oflifting the can or the liability of spilling the oil over the lamp,stove, floor, carpet, dac.

rllhe invention consists ofthe construction, combination, andarrangements of parts, substantially as hereinafter described andparticularly pointed out in the claims as the preot Fig. 1 with thebottom portion broken away. Fig. 4 is a detached central verticalsection of the cap which supports the blowpipe and valve mechanism. Fig.5'is a perspective View of the key for attaching anddetaching said cap.Fig'. 6 is a detached vertical sectional view of the eduction pipe,broken away at its lower end, and its tapering thimble. Fig. 7 is across-sectional view on the line e' .z of Fig. 2, and Fig. 8 is a detailview showing the valve mechanism of the blowpipe.

In the drawings, 1 is thecan or vessel, with' its top 2 preferablydepressed and having three openings 3, 4, and 5 therein. The opening 3is provided with a tapering thimble 6 to receive a stopper 7, which maybe inserted and withdrawn by means of a ring 8. A shield 9 is placedaround the opening 5 at such a distance from the edge thereof as to`contact or otherwise,`as desired.

form a support for the th readed'lling-nipple 10`and the threaded cap11, the latter having a tapering thimble 12, which is suitably securedto the top of the cap and depending` downwardly therefrom, butpreferably not below the top 2 of the can. The cap 11 has lugs 13 toreceive notches 14 of a key 15,..by means of which the cap 11 may bescrewed home to secure an air-tight joint between said cap and thereceptacle.

16 isa blowpipe having a boss at its lower end, which is secured theretoby frictional This boss has a central passage which communicates withthe passage in the blowpipe and an anfthe can is charged with air bymeans of the blowpipe the valve rests at the lower end of -the cage,thereby leaving a space between the lower end of the boss and the uppersurface of the valve. The spaces between the fingers or arms ofv thecage extend downwardly to a point below the thimble 12, (see Fig. 4,) sothat air can pass through the cage from the blowpipe into the can whenthe valve is down.

The discharge-pipe 21 is of a peculiar construction to make it strongand durable. It has a strut or brace 22, the opposite ends of which aresecured to said pipe and to the top or other suitable portion of thecan. This tube is lapped upon itself, as shown in Fig. 7, and isfastened with an integral inwardlyextending rib or ange 23, whichextends the entire length of the tube, although its upper end is eitherreduced in width to conform to the space between the thimble and thetube or it is bent sidewise to make it conform to the space between thethimble and the wall of the tube, thereby serving to hold and tostrengthen both the thimble and the tube. The eduction-pipe may be intheform of a gooseneck 24, and the latter provided with IOO of the rubbertube 'Orth-e gooseneck is intro'- iilled; fte'if-Wihicli air is forcedin through the `blowpipe until the required pressureupon the'iiuid isobtainedgto force it out'"through` 'the eductionfpipe. Whentheintroduction of air throughthebIoWpipe is discontinued',-

vthe air-pressure'against the lower face of the- `valve will force itupwardly against the lowerl end of the boss or ferrule,'and'thereb5fprevent the escape'of the air, through the blewf The. iiow of theliqrthevstop per 7.

' simplicity of construction, efficiency in `:op-l

erati on,'and cheapness of manufacture, and none of the working partsare in the oil, they being above the top o'f the-receptacle.

Having thus fully described my invention, i

what I claim', and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isz f l.- Thecombination with a can or vessel having a discharge or educting pipe, ofa detachable cap, a tapering thimble, a tapering boss This improvementis distinguished foritsu attaching the cap to said ferrule and to for-n1air-,passagesifrom saidcage to the interior of the can. Y i .a

3.-: In `al can; substantially such as herein a thimble,of adischarge-pipe lapped upon itself and having a longitudinal rib` theupper end of which serves as avbrace between said pipe and the thimble.i

vin presence of two witnesses.

THEOPHILUS Witnesses: Y

VICTOR Si JOHNSON, J. F; BARR.

Thecombinaton with a' pneumatic oil- 3o Vopening in its valve-seat andspring-arms for 35 i In testimony whereof `I aiix mysignarure 4,5

W.Y ALEXANDER.

`shovvn'an'd described, the combination with 4o

